--- ./Makefile.pre.in.orig	2019-01-13 13:06:37.518767495 -0600
+++ ./Makefile.pre.in	2019-01-13 13:28:41.778781670 -0600
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@
 	$(PYTHON_FOR_REGEN) ./Tools/clinic/clinic.py --make
 
 # Build the interpreter
-$(BUILDPYTHON):	Programs/python.o $(LIBRARY) $(LDLIBRARY) $(PY3LIBRARY)
+$(BUILDPYTHON):	Programs/python.o $(LDLIBRARY) $(PY3LIBRARY)
 	$(LINKCC) $(PY_CORE_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Programs/python.o $(BLDLIBRARY) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS) $(LDLAST)
 
 platform: $(BUILDPYTHON) pybuilddir.txt
@@ -598,11 +598,6 @@
 		$(PYTHON_FOR_BUILD) $(srcdir)/setup.py $$quiet build
 
 
-# Build static library
-$(LIBRARY): $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
-	-rm -f $@
-	$(AR) $(ARFLAGS) $@ $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
-
 libpython$(LDVERSION).so: $(LIBRARY_OBJS)
 	if test $(INSTSONAME) != $(LDLIBRARY); then \
 		$(BLDSHARED) -Wl,-h$(INSTSONAME) -o $(INSTSONAME) $(LIBRARY_OBJS) $(MODLIBS) $(SHLIBS) $(LIBC) $(LIBM) $(LDLAST); \
@@ -692,7 +687,7 @@
 		echo "-----------------------------------------------"; \
 	fi
 
-Programs/_testembed: Programs/_testembed.o $(LIBRARY) $(LDLIBRARY) $(PY3LIBRARY)
+Programs/_testembed: Programs/_testembed.o $(LDLIBRARY) $(PY3LIBRARY)
 	$(LINKCC) $(PY_CORE_LDFLAGS) $(LINKFORSHARED) -o $@ Programs/_testembed.o $(BLDLIBRARY) $(LIBS) $(MODLIBS) $(SYSLIBS) $(LDLAST)
 
 ############################################################################
@@ -1428,17 +1423,6 @@
 		else	true; \
 		fi; \
 	done
-	@if test -d $(LIBRARY); then :; else \
-		if test "$(PYTHONFRAMEWORKDIR)" = no-framework; then \
-			if test "$(SHLIB_SUFFIX)" = .dll; then \
-				$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LDLIBRARY) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL) ; \
-			else \
-				$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LIBRARY) $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL)/$(LIBRARY) ; \
-			fi; \
-		else \
-			echo Skip install of $(LIBRARY) - use make frameworkinstall; \
-		fi; \
-	fi
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) Modules/config.c $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL)/config.c
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) Programs/python.o $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL)/python.o
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(srcdir)/Modules/config.c.in $(DESTDIR)$(LIBPL)/config.c.in
